00:00The Vatican announced earlier today that they would not be joining the Board of Peace initiatives
00:04over concerns that it could potentially compete with the United Nations over handling crisis
00:10conflicts. What's the White House's response to that? Yeah, look, we saw that. I think it's deeply
00:15unfortunate. I don't think that peace should be partisan or political or controversial.
00:21And of course, the administration wants all those who were invited to join the Board of Peace to
00:27join because, again, the Board of Peace is overseeing the reconstruction of a territory that has been
00:32plagued with violence, with bloodshed, with poverty for far too long. And this president
00:37has a very bold and ambitious plan and vision to rebuild and reconstruct Gaza, which is well underway
00:43because of the Board of Peace. This is a legitimate organization where there are tens of member
00:50countries from around the world, and we think that's an unfortunate decision.
00:56In the back, sure. I'll go to both of you, sure. Go ahead, and then, Jake, you can go.
01:03Can you tell me, is there an update regarding the tariff free rate checks that the White House
01:09has promised? I don't have an update for you on timeline, but I know that it's something that
01:13the president and his economic team continue to very seriously discuss.
01:17Thank you, Carolyn. I've got two questions. First, does the president see some sort of religious
01:23or prophetic component to the unfolding developments in the Middle East?
01:30I haven't spoken to him about that particular perspective, to be honest with you, but of course
01:35the president wants peace for all people of all faiths all around the world, and that's part of
01:40his push to create peace in the Middle East, which he has done successfully.
01:44My second question is, as his popularity rises around the world, and especially in regions
01:51where he's invested so much effort in promoting peace and ending wars, do you think we might
01:56be watching the emergence of a global magamoo? Is this something that the president has discussed
02:03at all?
02:04Well, I don't know, Jake, but I sure hope so.
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